Cluster · Asunción
Costanera and the bay
Early-morning or late-afternoon cluster: the riverside promenade and the bay; open, hot at noon, unsafe after dark.
28″ bags
painful
Time budget
90m
Rescue coverage
93% ≤7′
max p90 7′
Places
1
Rules in force · 5Motorbike snatch thefts happen on main roads
- Paraguay ↗Check entry rules for your passport with Paraguay's migration authority or a Paraguayan consulate; get your passport stamped at land borders, as some crossings let you pass without it.
- Paraguay ↗The Chaco is remote with few services; travel with a guide or experienced operator and carry water and fuel.
- Asunción and surroundings ↗December to February is very hot: keep outings to the early morning.
- Asunción ↗Many shops, museums and offices close from about 12:00 to 15:00 or 16:00: plan visits for the morning and keep the afternoon for the hotel or an AC café.
- Asunción ↗Motorbike snatch thefts happen on main roads: do not use your phone at the kerb, and carry the bag on the side away from traffic.
Map to the centre
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Walking weather, next 5 days
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Bound and physics
The Costanera promenade and the bay-side park in front of the old port.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- None
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- paved promenade
- Sleep here or visit
- visit
A walking route that works
Promenade start
Walk along the water on the paved path.
Bay view
River and the far shore.
Return to the avenue
Take a car back; do not walk at dusk.
Rescue anchors
A — Promenade shaded benches (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
B — Bay-side kiosks (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
C — Viewpoint shelter over the river (field-verify)
seated_rest · shelter · valid: always
D — Costanera avenue café (AC, field-verify)
seated_rest · food · ac · valid: always
E — Bus shelter on the avenue (field-verify)
shelter · valid: always
always: 93% covered, max p90 7′, worst cell 9.3′ · heat: 93%
Nodes in this cluster
- A riverside promenade and the bay: sixty minutes, in the early morning or late afternoon, and never after dark.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historic centre | Car south-east | ~12 min | flat |
Red lines here
- Leave before dusk; do not walk here after dark.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterHistoric centrenearest point: Plaza de los Héroes benches (shade)850 m · 14 min walk
- Sleep areaHistoric centre1.1 km · 17 min walk
- ClusterRecoleta3.8 km · ride, not a walk
- ClusterVilla Morranearest point: Mall food court (AC, WC)6.8 km · ride, not a walk
- Sleep areaVilla Morra6.9 km · ride, not a walk